A compact alphabetical reference to Ohio’s common bryophytes, including acrocarpous and pleurocarpous mosses.

A

American Tree Moss (Climacium americanum) | Anomodon Moss (Anomodon attenuatus)

B

Broom Moss (Dicranum scoparium) | Bryum Moss (Bryum caespiticium)

C

Cushion Moss (Leucobryum glaucum) | Common Haircap (Polytrichum commune) | Common Fern Moss (Thuidium delicatulum) | Cord Moss (Funaria hygrometrica)

D

Delicate Fern Moss (Thuidium delicatulum) | Dendroalsia Moss (rare/occasional)

E

Entodon Moss (Entodon seductrix)

F

Feather Moss (Hypnum imponens) | Fire Moss (Ceratodon purpureus)

G

Glittering Wood Moss (Hylocomium splendens — northern counties) | Gray Moss (Racomitrium species)

H

Haircap Moss (Polytrichum juniperinum) | Heartleaf Moss (Plagiomnium cuspidatum) | Hedwigia Moss (Hedwigia ciliata)

I

Intermediate Plagiomnium (Plagiomnium medium)

L

Liverwort‑like Moss (various leafy liverwort lookalikes) | Log Moss (Anomodon rostratus)

M

Mood Moss (Dicranum montanum) | Mnium Moss (Mnium hornum) | Marsh Moss (Calliergonella species)

O

Orthotrichum Moss (Orthotrichum species)

P

Pincushion Moss (Leucobryum albidum) | Plume Moss (Ptilium crista‑castrensis) | Polytrichum Moss (Polytrichum commune) | Pleurozium Moss (Pleurozium schreberi)

R

Rock Cap Moss (Dicranum fulvum) | Red‑stemmed Feather Moss (Pleurozium schreberi) | Rigid Beard Moss (Dicranum polysetum)

S

Shaggy Moss (Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus) | Sphagnum Moss (Sphagnum species) | Silky Forklet Moss (Dicranella heteromalla) | Spoon‑leaved Moss (Bryoandersonia illecebra)

T

Tree Moss (Climacium dendroides) | Thuidium Moss (Thuidium recognitum)

U

Ulota Moss (Ulota crispa)

W

Water Moss (Fontinalis antipyretica) | White Cushion Moss (Leucobryum glaucum) | Woodsy Plagiothecium (Plagiothecium denticulatum)

Y

Yellow‑green Moss (Homalothecium sericeum)